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Supervision and Safety of Complex Systems

Author : Nada Matta
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118588010
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (185 download)

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Download or read book Supervision and Safety of Complex Systems written by Nada Matta and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-12-17 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents results of projects carried out by both scientific and industry researchers into the techniques to help in maintenance, control, supervision and security of systems, taking into account the technical environmental and human factors. This work is supported by the Scientific Group GIS 3SGS. It is a collaborative work from 13 partners (academic and industrial) who have come together to deal with security problems. The problems and techniques discussed mainly focus on stochastic and dynamic modeling, maintenance, forecasting, diagnosis, reliability, performance, organizational, human and environmental factors, uncertainty and experience feedback.

Complex Systems

Author : Georgi M. Dimirovski
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319288601
Total Pages : 706 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (192 download)

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Download or read book Complex Systems written by Georgi M. Dimirovski and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-05-19 with total page 706 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gives a wide-ranging description of the many facets of complex dynamic networks and systems within an infrastructure provided by integrated control and supervision: envisioning, design, experimental exploration, and implementation. The theoretical contributions and the case studies presented can reach control goals beyond those of stabilization and output regulation or even of adaptive control. Reporting on work of the Control of Complex Systems (COSY) research program, Complex Systems follows from and expands upon an earlier collection: Control of Complex Systems by introducing novel theoretical techniques for hard-to-control networks and systems. The major common feature of all the superficially diverse contributions encompassed by this book is that of spotting and exploiting possible areas of mutual reinforcement between control, computing and communications. These help readers to achieve not only robust stable plant system operation but also properties such as collective adaptivity, integrity and survivability at the same time retaining desired performance quality. Applications in the individual chapters are drawn from: • the general implementation of model-based diagnosis and systems engineering in medical technology, in communication, and in power and airport networks; • the creation of biologically inspired control brains and safety-critical human–machine systems, • process-industrial uses; • biped robots; • large space structures and unmanned aerial vehicles; and • precision servomechanisms and other advanced technologies. Complex Systems provides researchers from engineering, applied mathematics and computer science backgrounds with innovative theoretical and practical insights into the state-of-the-art of complex networks and systems research. It employs physical implementations and extensive computer simulations. Graduate students specializing in complex-systems research will also learn much from this collection./pp

Engineering a Safer World

Author : Nancy G. Leveson
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262297302
Total Pages : 555 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (622 download)

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Download or read book Engineering a Safer World written by Nancy G. Leveson and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2012-01-13 with total page 555 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new approach to safety, based on systems thinking, that is more effective, less costly, and easier to use than current techniques. Engineering has experienced a technological revolution, but the basic engineering techniques applied in safety and reliability engineering, created in a simpler, analog world, have changed very little over the years. In this groundbreaking book, Nancy Leveson proposes a new approach to safety—more suited to today's complex, sociotechnical, software-intensive world—based on modern systems thinking and systems theory. Revisiting and updating ideas pioneered by 1950s aerospace engineers in their System Safety concept, and testing her new model extensively on real-world examples, Leveson has created a new approach to safety that is more effective, less expensive, and easier to use than current techniques. Arguing that traditional models of causality are inadequate, Leveson presents a new, extended model of causation (Systems-Theoretic Accident Model and Processes, or STAMP), then shows how the new model can be used to create techniques for system safety engineering, including accident analysis, hazard analysis, system design, safety in operations, and management of safety-critical systems. She applies the new techniques to real-world events including the friendly-fire loss of a U.S. Blackhawk helicopter in the first Gulf War; the Vioxx recall; the U.S. Navy SUBSAFE program; and the bacterial contamination of a public water supply in a Canadian town. Leveson's approach is relevant even beyond safety engineering, offering techniques for “reengineering” any large sociotechnical system to improve safety and manage risk.

Simulation Methods for Reliability and Availability of Complex Systems

Author : Javier Faulin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1848822138
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (488 download)

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Download or read book Simulation Methods for Reliability and Availability of Complex Systems written by Javier Faulin and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-04-22 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Simulation Methods for Reliability and Availability of Complex Systems discusses the use of computer simulation-based techniques and algorithms to determine reliability and availability (R and A) levels in complex systems. The book: shares theoretical or applied models and decision support systems that make use of simulation to estimate and to improve system R and A levels, forecasts emerging technologies and trends in the use of computer simulation for R and A and proposes hybrid approaches to the development of efficient methodologies designed to solve R and A-related problems in real-life systems. Dealing with practical issues, Simulation Methods for Reliability and Availability of Complex Systems is designed to support managers and system engineers in the improvement of R and A, as well as providing a thorough exploration of the techniques and algorithms available for researchers, and for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Contemporary Complex Systems and Their Dependability

Author : Wojciech Zamojski
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319914464
Total Pages : 581 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (199 download)

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Book Synopsis Contemporary Complex Systems and Their Dependability by : Wojciech Zamojski

Download or read book Contemporary Complex Systems and Their Dependability written by Wojciech Zamojski and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-05-26 with total page 581 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the proceedings of the Thirteenth International Conference on Dependability and Complex Systems (DepCoS-RELCOMEX), which took place in the Brunów Palace in Poland from 2nd to 6th July 2018. The conference has been organized at the Faculty of Electronics, Wrocław University of Science and Technology since 2006, and it continues the tradition of two other events: RELCOMEX (1977–89) and Microcomputer School (1985–95). The selection of papers in these proceedings illustrates the broad variety of topics that are investigated in dependability analyses of today’s complex systems. Dependability came naturally as a contemporary answer to new challenges in the reliability evaluation of these systems. Such systems cannot be considered only as structures (however complex and distributed) built on the basis of technical resources (hardware): their analysis must take into account a unique blend of interacting people (their needs and behaviours), networks (together with mobile properties, cloud-based systems) and a large number of users dispersed geographically and producing an unimaginable number of applications (working online). A growing number of research methods apply the latest advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and computational intelligence (CI). Today’s complex systems are really complex and are applied in numerous different fields of contemporary life.

Complex System Modelling and Control Through Intelligent Soft Computations

Author : Quanmin Zhu
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319128833
Total Pages : 856 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (191 download)

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Book Synopsis Complex System Modelling and Control Through Intelligent Soft Computations by : Quanmin Zhu

Download or read book Complex System Modelling and Control Through Intelligent Soft Computations written by Quanmin Zhu and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-11-29 with total page 856 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book offers a snapshot of the theories and applications of soft computing in the area of complex systems modeling and control. It presents the most important findings discussed during the 5th International Conference on Modelling, Identification and Control, held in Cairo, from August 31-September 2, 2013. The book consists of twenty-nine selected contributions, which have been thoroughly reviewed and extended before their inclusion in the volume. The different chapters, written by active researchers in the field, report on both current theories and important applications of soft-computing. Besides providing the readers with soft-computing fundamentals, and soft-computing based inductive methodologies/algorithms, the book also discusses key industrial soft-computing applications, as well as multidisciplinary solutions developed for a variety of purposes, like windup control, waste management, security issues, biomedical applications and many others. It is a perfect reference guide for graduate students, researchers and practitioners in the area of soft computing, systems modeling and control.

Fault Detection, Supervision and Safety of Technical Processes 2003 (SAFEPROCESS 2003)

Author : Marcel Staroswiecki
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 9780080440118
Total Pages : 1210 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book Fault Detection, Supervision and Safety of Technical Processes 2003 (SAFEPROCESS 2003) written by Marcel Staroswiecki and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2004-02-27 with total page 1210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A three-volume work bringing together papers presented at 'SAFEPROCESS 2003', including four plenary papers on statistical, physical-model-based and logical-model-based approaches to fault detection and diagnosis, as well as 178 regular papers.

Fault Diagnosis of Hybrid Dynamic and Complex Systems

Author : Moamar Sayed-Mouchaweh
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319740148
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (197 download)

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Book Synopsis Fault Diagnosis of Hybrid Dynamic and Complex Systems by : Moamar Sayed-Mouchaweh

Download or read book Fault Diagnosis of Hybrid Dynamic and Complex Systems written by Moamar Sayed-Mouchaweh and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-03-27 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Online fault diagnosis is crucial to ensure safe operation of complex dynamic systems in spite of faults affecting the system behaviors. Consequences of the occurrence of faults can be severe and result in human casualties, environmentally harmful emissions, high repair costs, and economical losses caused by unexpected stops in production lines. The majority of real systems are hybrid dynamic systems (HDS). In HDS, the dynamical behaviors evolve continuously with time according to the discrete mode (configuration) in which the system is. Consequently, fault diagnosis approaches must take into account both discrete and continuous dynamics as well as the interactions between them in order to perform correct fault diagnosis. This book presents recent and advanced approaches and techniques that address the complex problem of fault diagnosis of hybrid dynamic and complex systems using different model-based and data-driven approaches in different application domains (inductor motors, chemical process formed by tanks, reactors and valves, ignition engine, sewer networks, mobile robots, planetary rover prototype etc.). These approaches cover the different aspects of performing single/multiple online/offline parametric/discrete abrupt/tear and wear fault diagnosis in incremental/non-incremental manner, using different modeling tools (hybrid automata, hybrid Petri nets, hybrid bond graphs, extended Kalman filter etc.) for different classes of hybrid dynamic and complex systems.

Control of Complex Systems

Author : Karl J. Aström
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1447103491
Total Pages : 485 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (471 download)

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Download or read book Control of Complex Systems written by Karl J. Aström and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-06-28 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world of artificial systems is reaching complexity levels that es cape human understanding. Surface traffic, electricity distribution, air planes, mobile communications, etc. , are examples that demonstrate that we are running into problems that are beyond classical scientific or engi neering knowledge. There is an ongoing world-wide effort to understand these systems and develop models that can capture its behavior. The reason for this work is clear, if our lack of understanding deepens, we will lose our capability to control these systems and make they behave as we want. Researchers from many different fields are trying to understand and develop theories for complex man-made systems. This book presents re search from the perspective of control and systems theory. The book has grown out of activities in the research program Control of Complex Systems (COSY). The program has been sponsored by the Eu ropean Science Foundation (ESF) which for 25 years has been one of the leading players in stimulating scientific research. ESF is a European asso ciation of more than 60 leading national science agencies spanning more than 20 countries. ESF covers has standing committees in Medical Sci ences, Life and Environmental Sciences, Physical and Engineering Sci ences, Humanities and Social Sciences. The COSY program was ESF's first activity in the Engineering Sciences. The program run for a period of five years starting January 1995.

Advances in Maritime Technology and Engineering

Author : Carlos Guedes Soares
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1040125832
Total Pages : 609 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book Advances in Maritime Technology and Engineering written by Carlos Guedes Soares and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2024-05-08 with total page 609 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advances in Maritime Technology and Engineering comprises a collection of the papers presented at the 7th International Conference on Maritime Technology and Engineering (MARTECH 2024) held in Lisbon, Portugal, on 14-16 May 2024. This Conference has evolved from the series of biannual national conferences in Portugal, which have become an international event, reflecting the internationalization of the maritime sector and its activities. MARTECH 2024 is the seventh of this new series of biannual conferences. This book comprises 142 contributions that were reviewed by an International Scientific Committee. Advances in Maritime Technology and Engineering is dedicated to maritime transportation, ports as well as maritime safety and reliability. It further comprises sections dedicated to ship design, cruise ship design, and to the structural aspects of ship design, such as ultimate strength and composites, subsea structures as pipelines, and to ship building and ship repair. The Proceedings in Marine Technology and Ocean Engineering series is dedicated to the publication of proceedings of peer-reviewed international conferences dealing with various aspects of “Marine Technology and Ocean Engineering”. The series includes the proceedings of the following conferences: the International Maritime Association of the Mediterranean (IMAM) conferences, the Marine Structures (MARSTRUCT) conferences, the Renewable Energies Offshore (RENEW) conferences and the Maritime Technology (MARTECH) conferences. The “Marine Technology and Ocean Engineering” series is also open to new conferences that cover topics on the sustainable exploration of marine resources in various fields, such as maritime transport and ports, usage of the ocean including coastal areas, nautical activities, the exploration and exploitation of mineral resources, the protection of the marine environment and is resources, and risk analysis, safety and reliability. The aim of the series is to stimulate advanced education and training through the wide dissemination of the results of scientific research.

Risk Management at Board Level

Author : Vinay Kalia
Publisher : Haupt Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3258441243
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (584 download)

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Download or read book Risk Management at Board Level written by Vinay Kalia and published by Haupt Verlag. This book was released on 2019-01-14 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Risk Management today has moved from being the topic of top level conferences and media discussions to being a permanent issue in the board and top management agenda. Several new directives and regulations in Switzerland, Germany and EU make it obligatory for the firms to have a risk management strategy and transparently disclose the risk management process to their stakeholders. Shareholders, insurance providers, banks, media, analysts, employees, suppliers and other stakeholders expect the board members to be pro-active in knowing the critical risks facing their organization and provide them with a reasonable assurance vis-à-vis the management of those risks. In this environment however, the lack of standards and training opportunities makes this task difficult for board members. This book with the help of real life examples, analysis of drivers, interpretation of the Swiss legal requirements, and information based on international benchmarks tries to reach out to the forward looking leaders of today's businesses. The authors have collectively brought their years of scientific and practical experience in risk management, Swiss law and board memberships together to provide the board members practical solutions in risk management. The desire is that this book will clear the fear regarding risk management from the minds of the company leadership and help them in making risk savvy decisions in quest to achieve their strategic objectives.

The UK Banking System and its Regulatory and Supervisory Framework

Author : C. Gola
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230235778
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book The UK Banking System and its Regulatory and Supervisory Framework written by C. Gola and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-12-11 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An account of the principal phases in the development of the English banking system, and an analysis of the financial structure of the economy of the UK. The book focuses in detail on the regulatory and supervisory aspects of the UK banking system, and the interactions between the structural aspects of the banking and supervisory system.

Complex Systems Design & Management

Author : Marc Aiguier
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642156541
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (421 download)

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Download or read book Complex Systems Design & Management written by Marc Aiguier and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains all refereed papers that were accepted to the “Complex Systems Design & Management” (CSDM 2010) international conference that took place in Paris (France), October 27 – 29, 2010 (Website: http://www.csdm2010.csdm.fr). These proceedings covers the most recent trends in the emerging field of complex systems sciences & practices from an industrial and academic perspective, including the main industrial domains (transport, defense & security, electronics, energy & environment, health, communications & media, e-services), scientific & technical topics (systems fundamentals, systems architecture & engineering, systems metrics & quality, systemic tools) and system types (transportation systems, embedded systems, software & information systems, systems of systems, artificial ecosystems). The CSDM 2010 conference is organized under the guidance of the CESAMES non profit organization (Website: http://www.cesames.net).

Investigating Human Error

Author : Barry Strauch
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351727028
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (517 download)

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Download or read book Investigating Human Error written by Barry Strauch and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-05-08 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title was first published in 2002: This volume presents a method to investigate the human performance issues associated with an accident or incident, with a detailed discussion of the types of data to collect, and methods of collecting and analyzing data. The book should be of interest to accident/incident investigators, specialists in nuclear, chemical processing, aviation and other critical industries, safety experts, researchers and students in the field of human error, human factors, ergonomics and industrial engineering, and government agencies for regulation, health and safety.

Healthcare Hazard Control and Safety Management

Author : James T. Tweedy
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1482206560
Total Pages : 586 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (822 download)

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Download or read book Healthcare Hazard Control and Safety Management written by James T. Tweedy and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-03-12 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprehensive in scope, this totally revamped edition of a bestseller is the ideal desk reference for anyone tasked with hazard control and safety management in the healthcare industry. Presented in an easy-to-read format, Healthcare Hazard Control and Safety Management, Third Edition examines hazard control and safety management as proactive funct

Structural Methods in the Study of Complex Systems

Author : Elena Zattoni
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3030185729
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Structural Methods in the Study of Complex Systems written by Elena Zattoni and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-06-27 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Structural Methods in the Study of Complex Systems helps the reader respond to the challenge of mastering complexity in systems and control. The book details the fundamental control problems arising from complex dynamical systems and shows how they can be tackled effectively by means of methods developed from graph theory, differential algebra and geometric approaches. These “structural methods” produce abstractions that fit a wide variety of applications by taking advantage of their intrinsic focus on the essential characteristics of dynamical systems, their geometric perspective and visual representation, and their algebraic formalization and ability to generate algorithmic frameworks to complement the theoretical treatment. The original work and latest achievements of the contributors, expanding on material presented at a workshop organized to coincide with the 2018 European Control Conference will assist systems and control scientists interested in developing theoretical and computational tools to solve analysis and synthesis problems involving complex dynamical systems. The contributions provide a comprehensive picture of available results along with a stimulating view of possible directions for future investigations in the field. Emphasis is placed on methods with solid computational background and on specific engineering applications so that readers from both theoretical and practical backgrounds will find this collection of use.

Responsible Management of Information Systems

Author : Bernd Stahl
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 9781591401728
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Responsible Management of Information Systems written by Bernd Stahl and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book discusses how information systems can be used and managed in a responsible manner according to a theory that emphasizes the central characteristics of responsibility which is then applied to normative problems in information systems. It is shown that with the use of this theory the central moral and legal problems of information systems such as privacy or intellectual property can be successfully addressed"--Provided by publisher.